Kirt:

> Gosh, Wes, if this kinda stuff counts as proof or references to you, you
> are a prime candidate for the classic Florida swamp land. Somewhere,
> someone, "mentions" or "notes" just about anything that can be thought up.

Please show me where I mentioned my statements as being "proof".

Jean-Louis asked for some sort of a reference, so I gave. I never stated
it as "this is absolute proof" or "this is the bottom line".

I suppose I could've just done nothing and not answered.

> Whether or not someone's white count goes up after cooked food is an
> interesting notion that would be fun to research. But the meaning of such a
(snip)
> Perhaps exercise is better than no exercise, and pregnancy
> is better than no pregnancy?

Heavy exercise is a stress to the body and immune system. Runners for
example can attest to this from experience. Pregnancy is a stress to the
body in many ways, which includes the immune system. This isn't to say
pregnancy is bad news, after all, we wouldn't be here if not for that.

But is there any such evidence to show that heavy exercising and/or
eating cooked food is desirable or necessary? Certainly moderate
exercise and raw foods are much desirable.

If you want to eat cooked or partake in heavy exercise - go right ahead.
Or if you want to go get pregnant, be my guest as well. :)

> You seem to be preaching to the choir a bit. Most folks on this list
> appreciate the value of raw foods. But in spite of that you alienate many
> with your generalizations from your experience to all humanity. So you like
> raw starch. Great. Why is it necessary to get the rest of the world to eat
> your way and/or agree with you? It's almost like you can't even listen. JL
> shares with you what works for him dietwise and you can even hear it--you
> proceed to tell him how he should eat to agree with how you have it all
> figured.

My "generalizations" aren't just my own experience.

And I haven't been trying to get everyone to eat my diet, but I have
been trying to get something solid by way of alleged value or necessity
of eating cooked food.

Jean-Louis as well as you and everyone else are free to eat and do
whatever you please. I merely gave suggestions, not demands.

I admit that cooked potatoes can be deemed more "tasty" than raw ones,
however, I personally give health & well-being precedence over taste. I
set high standards. Cooked food doesn't meet my standards.

Later,

Wes